Upholstery edging



Feb. 12, 1935. c'. E; LENZ, JR Lemus-13` UPHOLSTERY EDGING Filed May 18, 1954 Patented Feb. 12, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT o E-FICE 3 Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in roll edgings for chairs and other articles of furniture.

Among the several objects of my invention are to provide an edging which is compact, which will maintain a straight line and yet be capable of being readily turned around a corner, and which is of a cross-sectional shape particularly desired by the trade.

With these and other objects in view which will more fully appear, the nature of the invention will be more clearly understood by following the description, the appended claims, and the several views illustrated in the accompanying drawing.

In the drawingz- Figure 1 is a plan view of an edging constructed in accordance with my invention,

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2--2 of Figure l,

Figure 3 is a plan view of the relatively larger and softer core, and

Figure 4 is a similar view of the relatively smaller and harder core.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, my invention comprises an edging for use in chair upholstering which is formed in indeterminate lengths, and embodies a cover A and a filler B.

The cover A is formed by a fabric web or rectangular strip 5 of burlap or the like which carries on its inner face a relatively thick layer 6 of felted material such as jute, hair or the like.

The filler B comprises two cores 7, 8 of relatively large and small diameters. The core 7 is formed by a rope consisting of a plurality of relatively soft twisted iibre strands, and the core 8 is formed by rolling and twisting one or more sheets of paper into a relatively hard rope-like formation.

In practice, the cover A is folded longitudinally around the core B, with the longitudinal edge portions 9, 9 of the cover extending beyond the core and arranged in superposed and directly contacting relation to form an attaching wing C. The cores 7, 8 are arranged side by side within the cover, the smaller or paper core 8 being positioned intermediate the larger core 7 and the wing C. This assembly is then fed through a sewing machine whereby the superposed edge portions 9, 9 of the wing are united by a line 10 of stitches located as close as possible to the core 8 to cause the vcover A to tightly embrace the cores 7, 8 of the filler B. By the employment of the relatively large and soft core '7 and the relatively small and hard core 8, the former is slightly deformed and squeezed into tight contact with the latter. In other words, the smaller and relatively harder core 8 forces the larger and relatively softer core 7 tightly against the bight of the folded cover A. Furthermore, the location of the small- 5 er core 8 effects the desired slope to the upper portion of the edging. Additional linesv 11, 12 of stitches may be employed, if desired, to unite the edge portions 9, 9 ofthe cover..

It will be noted that the relatively smaller and harder core 8 remains in its original transverse circular shape regardless of the pressure exerted against it during the stitching operation; and that while said core Salso functions to maintain the edging in a straight line, yet it is of suiiicient flexibility to permit the edging to be turnedor bent when going around corners.

It will also be noted that the cover below the cores '7, 8 is in substantial alinement with the edge portions 9, 9 of the cover, and that the cover above the cores inclines downwardly from the top of the larger core 7 to the line 10 of stitches which gives to the edging a shape that is desired by the trade.

I Clalm- 25 1. In an upholstery edging, the combination of a covering and a filler, the covering comprising a web formed compositely of a fabric covering material and a lining of felted material and folded longitudinally around the filler with the edge portions extending beyond the filler and arranged in superposed relation, said ller comprising a relatively soft and large core and a relatively hard and smaller core arranged side by side, the smaller core being located adjacent the edge portions of the covering, and a line of stitches joining the edge portions of the covering and lying close against the relatively small core whereby Athe covering is formed tightly around the filler and the cores are pressed tightly against each other causing the soft core to partially embrace the hard core bringing about a substantial merging or continuity of the collective outline of said cores.

2. In an upholstery edging, the combination of a covering and a filler, the covering comprising a web formed compositely of a fabric covering material and a lining of felted material and folded longitudinally around the ller with the edge portions extending beyond the ller and arranged in superposed relation, said filler comprising a relatively soft and large core and a relatively hard and smaller core arranged side by side, the smaller core being located adjacent the edge portions of the covering, and a line of stitches joining the relatively soft and llarge core of brous material and a relatively hard and smaller core of paper arranged side by side, the smaller core being located adjacent the edge portions of the covering, and a line of stitches joining thevedge portions of the covering at one side of the filler and closely adjacent the small core whereby the covering is formed tightly around the filler and the small core is forced tightly against and partially embeddedin the' large core:y

CHARLES EDWARD LENZ, JR. 

